4.2
Fantasy & SciFi
Hugo Award–winning authors Brandon Sanderson and Mary Robinette Kowal team up in this exclusive audio-first production of The Original, a sci-fi thriller set in a world where one woman fights to know her true identity and survive the forces that threaten her very existence. In the near future, humans choose life—for a price. Injectable nanite technology is the lifeblood that flows through every individual wishing to experience the world through the lens of their own theme. While death from mortal wounds is still possible, life is made easier in a socially liberated society where automation and income equality allow passion pursuits to flourish over traditional work. Renewal stations are provided to every law-abiding citizen for weekly check-ins, which issue life-sustaining repairs in exchange for personal privacy. But what becomes of those who check out, of those who dare to resist immortality and risk being edited under the gaze of an identity-extracting government surveillance system? When Holly Winseed wakes up in a hospital room, her memory compromised and a new identity imposed on her, a team of government agents wastes no time stating their objective. With intent to infiltrate and defeat the terrorist group ICON, the agents tell Holly that she is now a Provisional Replica and has one week to hunt down and kill her Original for the murder of her husband, Jonathan. If she succeeds, she’ll assume her Original’s place in society. If she fails, her life will end. Holly’s progress is monitored by an assigned contact that feeds her information as she confronts the blank, robotic world around her, discovering that others view life through the theme of their own choosing. With her newly implanted combat and deduction skills, Holly fends off both attacks by terrorists and doubts about her own trustworthiness as clues lead her to her Original—and to the truth about Jonathan. In the end, one body remains and one walks away. Although questions persist, one thing is certain: life will never be the same.
© 2020 Recorded Books, Inc. (Ljudbok): 9781980062899
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 14 september 2020
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4.2
Fantasy & SciFi
Hugo Award–winning authors Brandon Sanderson and Mary Robinette Kowal team up in this exclusive audio-first production of The Original, a sci-fi thriller set in a world where one woman fights to know her true identity and survive the forces that threaten her very existence. In the near future, humans choose life—for a price. Injectable nanite technology is the lifeblood that flows through every individual wishing to experience the world through the lens of their own theme. While death from mortal wounds is still possible, life is made easier in a socially liberated society where automation and income equality allow passion pursuits to flourish over traditional work. Renewal stations are provided to every law-abiding citizen for weekly check-ins, which issue life-sustaining repairs in exchange for personal privacy. But what becomes of those who check out, of those who dare to resist immortality and risk being edited under the gaze of an identity-extracting government surveillance system? When Holly Winseed wakes up in a hospital room, her memory compromised and a new identity imposed on her, a team of government agents wastes no time stating their objective. With intent to infiltrate and defeat the terrorist group ICON, the agents tell Holly that she is now a Provisional Replica and has one week to hunt down and kill her Original for the murder of her husband, Jonathan. If she succeeds, she’ll assume her Original’s place in society. If she fails, her life will end. Holly’s progress is monitored by an assigned contact that feeds her information as she confronts the blank, robotic world around her, discovering that others view life through the theme of their own choosing. With her newly implanted combat and deduction skills, Holly fends off both attacks by terrorists and doubts about her own trustworthiness as clues lead her to her Original—and to the truth about Jonathan. In the end, one body remains and one walks away. Although questions persist, one thing is certain: life will never be the same.
© 2020 Recorded Books, Inc. (Ljudbok): 9781980062899
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 14 september 2020
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Anna
21 jan. 2023
Loved the idea of this book, want to read more. Unusual concept (to me) with musical background and the occasional guest-voice for dramatic effect. Recommend it!
lina
31 aug. 2021
Mycket bra skriven och uppläst
Kim
27 juli 2022
Lite kort, hade gärna sett en fortsättning.
Jonas
10 nov. 2020
Mind blown! Excellent storytelling, new ideas and as always really Well written!
Mats
20 nov. 2020
En riktigt bra deckare i en annorlunda men genomtänkt framtid.
Daniel
24 juli 2021
Intressant upplägg o helt ok skriven men fångade mig inte helt
Ulrika
8 feb. 2022
Awsome
Lisa
19 juni 2022
Väl skriven. Vill höra fortsättningen
Maria
23 dec. 2023
Oj! Jag blev tagen! Otroligt bra skrivet. Välarbetad text, bra introduktion av världen ”learn as you go “. Jag blev väldigt förtjust i huvudpersonen. Det skulle vara underbart få följa henne mer. Men berättelsens mystik lämnar nog henne här.
Lina
9 mars 2022
Habil och trevlig sci-fi
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